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Ester Peony

January 01, 1970

Ester Alexandra Crețu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈester alekˈsandra ˈkret͡su]; born 21 July 1993), known professionally as Ester Peony (formerly only Ester), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "On a Sunday" after winning the selection show Selecția Națională 2019. However, she failed to qualify for the Grand Final in Tel Aviv. Peony started to compose music for Romanian artists before gaining recognition for posting covers on YouTube in 2015. Later that year, she attained commercial success in Romania with her single "Sub aripa ta" featuring Vescan.

Ester Peony
Peony during an interview in 2019
Background information
Birth nameEster Alexandra Crețu
Born (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 30)
Câmpulung, Romania
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2014–present
LabelsCat

Early life edit

Ester Alexandra Crețu[1] was born in Câmpulung, Romania on 21 July 1993.[2][3] She and her parents emigrated to Montreal, Canada in 2001.[1] There, she showed a particular interest in music and started studying jazz singing at the age of eight.[1] Peony relocated to Romania four years later and graduated from the Dinu Lipatti High School of Art in Pitești, where she studied classic singing and classic guitar.[1] In 2013, she enrolled at the Music Interpretation Faculty in Bucharest to study jazz.[4]

Career edit

Peony released her debut single "Cuminte de Crăciun" under her mononym Ester in late 2014.[5] At the same time, she had been composing music for other Romanian artists.[4][6] In 2015, she started posting covers on YouTube. The cover videos gained her attention, and she was subsequently offered a record deal with a Romanian label.[6] Later that year, Peony released the song "Sub aripa ta", featuring Romanian rapper Vescan. The song was played on radio and television stations across the country. In 2016, she embarked on her first tour with Vescan.[4] The singer changed her stage name to Ester Peony and independently distributed her debut EP Dig It in May 2018,[7] for which she was also one of the main composers.[4][6]

In February 2019, Romanian Television (TVR) announced her as the Romanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, after she won the selection show Selecția Națională with her song "On a Sunday".[6] The announcement was met with mixed reactions from the public.[8][9] In 2019, TVR were able to spend significant amounts on their Eurovision entry for the first time; they spent about 100,000 euros on the visual and special effects in the performance.[10][11] Romania failed to qualify for the Eurovision Grand Final as their second consecutive—and second overall—non-qualification, placing 13th with 71 points.[12][13] During her Eurovision time, Peony had signed a record deal with Cat Music,[14] and is currently working on her debut studio album.[4] She performed at the 2019 Golden Stag Festival.[15]

Influences and personal life edit

Peony cites Delia, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Cher, Queen, Michael Jackson and Ariana Grande as some of her musical inspirations.[16][17] Her stage name refers to the peony flower. In Romanian, "peony" translates to "bujor", which refers to part of her mother's name.[18] The singer has been in a relationship with Alexandru Șerbu since about 2013; Șerbu acted as producer for "On a Sunday".[19][20] Peony is a Christian.[21]

Discography edit

Extended plays edit

Title Details
Dig It

Singles edit

As lead artist edit

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
ROM
[22]
"Cuminte de Crăciun"[5]
(as Ester featuring Doddy, Vescan and Mahia Beldo) 		2014 — Non-album singles
"Sub aripa ta"[23]
(as Ester featuring Vescan) 		2015 32
"Iubire"[24]
(as Ester) 		—
"1000 de motive"[25]
(as Ester featuring Phelipe) 		2016 —
"On a Sunday"[26] 2019 —
"7 Roses"[27] —
"Me pone loca"[28] 2020 —
"Dernière danse"[29]
(with Scott Rills) 		2021 —
"Tatoué"[30]
(with Sasha Lopez) 		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(WA)
Tip
[31]
"Oameni"[32]
(Vescan featuring Ester, Alan and Kepa) 		2015 — Non-album
single
"Dernière danse"[33]
(HIDDN and RudeLies featuring Ester Peony) 		2019 16
"—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Ester Peony – Romania". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ [Ester Peony came to Digi FM] (in Romanian). Digi FM. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Wish you all a great day". Ester Peony. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2019 – via Instagram. Note: This is a celebratory post, hinting at Peony's birth date.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ester Peony – Biography". TVR. from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Cuminte de Crăciun by Ester on iTunes". iTunes Store. from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d Groot, Evert (17 February 2019). "Romania goes for Ester Peony with 'On a Sunday'". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Dig It – EP by Ester Peony on iTunes". iTunes Store. from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Reacții controversate după ce Ester Peony a câștigat finala națională Eurovision 2019" [Controversy after Ester Peony won the Romanian National Selection for Eurovision 2019]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 17 February 2019. from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Peony für Rumänien: Voting gegen Homophobie?" [Peony for Romania: Voting against homophobia?] (in German). ARD. 20 February 2019. from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Romania: Significant Investments Made in Special Staging Effects". Eurovoix. 3 May 2019. from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Bugetul pentru show-urile României la Eurovision este de 100.000 de euro" [The budget for Romania's shows at Eurovision amounts to 100,000 euro] (in Romanian). Romania24. 3 May 2019. from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Tel Aviv 2019 – Second Semi-Final – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Romania – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Romania: Ester Peony Signs With Cat Music". Eurovoix. from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Upcoming Romanian festival Cerbul de Aur has EUR 1.4 mln budget". Romania-Insider. 22 August 2019. from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Eurovision 2019, intervista ad Ester Peony: "Punto a divertirmi, ma ho un sogno…"" [Eurovision 2019, interview with Ester Peony: "I will have fun, but I have a dream..."] (in Italian). Eurofestival News. 18 April 2019. from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  17. ^ Trașcă, Silvia (3 May 2019). "Ester Peony, înainte de plecarea la Tel Aviv: "Mi-am format personajul şi propriul stil"" [Ester Peony, prior to her trip to Tel Aviv: "I have formed my own character and style"] (in Romanian). Unsitedemuzică.ro. from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Care este povestea din spatele numelui de scenă al lui Ester Peony" [What is the story behind Ester Peony's stage name]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 7 March 2019. from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Ce nu se știa despre Ester Peony" [What you did not know about Ester Peony]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 3 April 2019. from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Ester Peony "On A Sunday" (Romania 2019) Interview @ Eurovision in Concert 2019". Wiwibloggs. 7 April 2019. from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ Archip Romanciuc, Andreea (2 May 2019). "Ester Peony pleacă la Eurovision" [Ester Peony goes to Eurovision]. Libertatea (in Romanian). from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  22. ^ . Kiss FM. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Sub aripa ta by Ester on iTunes". iTunes Store. from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  24. ^ "Iubire by Ester on iTunes". iTunes Store. from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  25. ^ "1000 de motive by Ester on iTunes". iTunes Store. from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  26. ^ "On a Sunday by Ester Peony on iTunes". iTunes Store. from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  27. ^ Chirilă, Raluca (5 November 2019). "Videoclip: Ester Peony – 7 Roses" (in Romanian). InfoMusic. from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  28. ^ Trocan, Sorin. "Ester Peony lanseaza piesa "Me pone loca"" [Ester peony releases the single "Me pone loca"] (in Romanian). Arad 24. from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  29. ^ . iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Tatoué – Single by Sasha Lopez and Ester Peony on iTunes". iTunes Store. from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  31. ^ (in French). Ultratop. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  32. ^ "Oameni by Vescan on iTunes". iTunes Store. from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  33. ^ "Dernière danse (feat. Ester Peony) by HIDDN & RudeLies on iTunes". iTunes Store. from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
 
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Ester Alexandra Crețu Romanian pronunciation ˈester alekˈsandra ˈkret su born 21 July 1993 known professionally as Ester Peony formerly only Ester is a Romanian singer and songwriter She represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song On a Sunday after winning the selection show Selecția Națională 2019 However she failed to qualify for the Grand Final in Tel Aviv Peony started to compose music for Romanian artists before gaining recognition for posting covers on YouTube in 2015 Later that year she attained commercial success in Romania with her single Sub aripa ta featuring Vescan Ester PeonyPeony during an interview in 2019Background informationBirth nameEster Alexandra CrețuBorn 1993 07 21 21 July 1993 age 30 Campulung RomaniaOccupation s SingersongwriterInstrument s VocalsYears active2014 presentLabelsCat Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Influences and personal life 4 Discography 4 1 Extended plays 4 2 Singles 4 2 1 As lead artist 4 2 2 As featured artist 5 ReferencesEarly life editEster Alexandra Crețu 1 was born in Campulung Romania on 21 July 1993 2 3 She and her parents emigrated to Montreal Canada in 2001 1 There she showed a particular interest in music and started studying jazz singing at the age of eight 1 Peony relocated to Romania four years later and graduated from the Dinu Lipatti High School of Art in Pitești where she studied classic singing and classic guitar 1 In 2013 she enrolled at the Music Interpretation Faculty in Bucharest to study jazz 4 Career editPeony released her debut single Cuminte de Crăciun under her mononym Ester in late 2014 5 At the same time she had been composing music for other Romanian artists 4 6 In 2015 she started posting covers on YouTube The cover videos gained her attention and she was subsequently offered a record deal with a Romanian label 6 Later that year Peony released the song Sub aripa ta featuring Romanian rapper Vescan The song was played on radio and television stations across the country In 2016 she embarked on her first tour with Vescan 4 The singer changed her stage name to Ester Peony and independently distributed her debut EP Dig It in May 2018 7 for which she was also one of the main composers 4 6 In February 2019 Romanian Television TVR announced her as the Romanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv Israel after she won the selection show Selecția Națională with her song On a Sunday 6 The announcement was met with mixed reactions from the public 8 9 In 2019 TVR were able to spend significant amounts on their Eurovision entry for the first time they spent about 100 000 euros on the visual and special effects in the performance 10 11 Romania failed to qualify for the Eurovision Grand Final as their second consecutive and second overall non qualification placing 13th with 71 points 12 13 During her Eurovision time Peony had signed a record deal with Cat Music 14 and is currently working on her debut studio album 4 She performed at the 2019 Golden Stag Festival 15 Influences and personal life editPeony cites Delia Celine Dion Whitney Houston Cher Queen Michael Jackson and Ariana Grande as some of her musical inspirations 16 17 Her stage name refers to the peony flower In Romanian peony translates to bujor which refers to part of her mother s name 18 The singer has been in a relationship with Alexandru Șerbu since about 2013 Șerbu acted as producer for On a Sunday 19 20 Peony is a Christian 21 Discography editExtended plays edit Title Details Dig It Released 12 May 2018 7 Label Independent Formats Digital download Singles edit As lead artist edit List of singles as lead artist with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album ROM 22 Cuminte de Crăciun 5 as Ester featuring Doddy Vescan and Mahia Beldo 2014 Non album singles Sub aripa ta 23 as Ester featuring Vescan 2015 32 Iubire 24 as Ester 1000 de motive 25 as Ester featuring Phelipe 2016 On a Sunday 26 2019 7 Roses 27 Me pone loca 28 2020 Derniere danse 29 with Scott Rills 2021 Tatoue 30 with Sasha Lopez denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory As featured artist edit Title Year Peak chart positions Album BEL WA Tip 31 Oameni 32 Vescan featuring Ester Alan and Kepa 2015 Non album single Derniere danse 33 HIDDN and RudeLies featuring Ester Peony 2019 16 denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory References edit a b c d Ester Peony Romania European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 2 April 2023 Retrieved 19 May 2019 Ester Peony a venit la matinalul Digi FM Ester Peony came to Digi FM in Romanian Digi FM Archived from the original on 29 March 2019 Retrieved 16 March 2019 Wish you all a great day Ester Peony 21 July 2017 Archived from the original on 24 December 2021 Retrieved 8 May 2019 via Instagram Note This is a celebratory post hinting at Peony s birth date a b c d e Ester Peony Biography TVR Archived from the original on 17 February 2021 Retrieved 5 March 2019 a b Cuminte de Crăciun by Ester on iTunes iTunes Store Archived from the original on 5 March 2019 Retrieved 5 March 2019 a b c d Groot Evert 17 February 2019 Romania goes for Ester Peony with On a Sunday European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 18 February 2019 Retrieved 18 February 2019 a b Dig It EP by Ester Peony on iTunes iTunes Store Archived from the original on 18 February 2019 Retrieved 5 March 2019 Reacții controversate după ce Ester Peony a caștigat finala națională Eurovision 2019 Controversy after Ester Peony won the Romanian National Selection for Eurovision 2019 Libertatea in Romanian 17 February 2019 Archived from the original on 18 February 2019 Retrieved 18 February 2019 Peony fur Rumanien Voting gegen Homophobie Peony for Romania Voting against homophobia in German ARD 20 February 2019 Archived from the original on 2 September 2019 Retrieved 2 September 2019 Romania Significant Investments Made in Special Staging Effects Eurovoix 3 May 2019 Archived from the original on 4 May 2019 Retrieved 4 May 2019 Bugetul pentru show urile Romaniei la Eurovision este de 100 000 de euro The budget for Romania s shows at Eurovision amounts to 100 000 euro in Romanian Romania24 3 May 2019 Archived from the original on 4 May 2019 Retrieved 4 May 2019 Tel Aviv 2019 Second Semi Final Scoreboard European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 24 May 2019 Retrieved 19 May 2019 Romania Eurovision Song Contest European Broadcasting Union EBU Archived from the original on 13 May 2017 Retrieved 15 April 2018 Romania Ester Peony Signs With Cat Music Eurovoix Archived from the original on 2 March 2019 Retrieved 5 March 2019 Upcoming Romanian festival Cerbul de Aur has EUR 1 4 mln budget Romania Insider 22 August 2019 Archived from the original on 23 August 2019 Retrieved 23 August 2019 Eurovision 2019 intervista ad Ester Peony Punto a divertirmi ma ho un sogno Eurovision 2019 interview with Ester Peony I will have fun but I have a dream in Italian Eurofestival News 18 April 2019 Archived from the original on 18 April 2019 Retrieved 18 April 2019 Trașcă Silvia 3 May 2019 Ester Peony inainte de plecarea la Tel Aviv Mi am format personajul si propriul stil Ester Peony prior to her trip to Tel Aviv I have formed my own character and style in Romanian Unsitedemuzică ro Archived from the original on 4 May 2019 Retrieved 4 May 2019 Care este povestea din spatele numelui de scenă al lui Ester Peony What is the story behind Ester Peony s stage name Libertatea in Romanian 7 March 2019 Archived from the original on 8 March 2019 Retrieved 7 March 2019 Ce nu se știa despre Ester Peony What you did not know about Ester Peony Libertatea in Romanian 3 April 2019 Archived from the original on 3 April 2019 Retrieved 3 April 2019 Ester Peony On A Sunday Romania 2019 Interview Eurovision in Concert 2019 Wiwibloggs 7 April 2019 Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 Retrieved 18 April 2019 via YouTube Archip Romanciuc Andreea 2 May 2019 Ester Peony pleacă la Eurovision Ester Peony goes to Eurovision Libertatea in Romanian Archived from the original on 4 May 2019 Retrieved 4 May 2019 KissFM Airplay 100 Kiss FM 31 May 2015 Archived from the original on 7 June 2015 Retrieved 24 May 2022 Sub aripa ta by Ester on iTunes iTunes Store Archived from the original on 5 March 2019 Retrieved 5 March 2019 Iubire by Ester on iTunes iTunes Store Archived from the original on 6 March 2019 Retrieved 5 March 2019 1000 de motive by Ester on iTunes iTunes Store Archived from the original on 5 March 2019 Retrieved 5 March 2019 On a Sunday by Ester Peony on iTunes iTunes Store Archived from the original on 19 February 2019 Retrieved 18 February 2019 Chirilă Raluca 5 November 2019 Videoclip Ester Peony 7 Roses in Romanian InfoMusic Archived from the original on 5 November 2019 Retrieved 5 November 2019 Trocan Sorin Ester Peony lanseaza piesa Me pone loca Ester peony releases the single Me pone loca in Romanian Arad 24 Archived from the original on 27 November 2020 Retrieved 18 April 2020 Derniere danse Single by Scott Rills and Ester Peony on iTunes iTunes Store Archived from the original on 21 September 2021 Retrieved 21 September 2021 Tatoue Single by Sasha Lopez and Ester Peony on iTunes iTunes Store Archived from the original on 21 September 2021 Retrieved 21 September 2021 Discographie Ester Peony in French Ultratop Archived from the original on 30 November 2020 Retrieved 5 August 2019 Oameni by Vescan on iTunes iTunes Store Archived from the original on 5 March 2019 Retrieved 5 March 2019 Derniere danse feat Ester Peony by HIDDN amp RudeLies on iTunes iTunes Store Archived from the original on 16 March 2024 Retrieved 5 June 2019 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ester Peony Preceded byThe Humanswith Goodbye Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest2019 Succeeded byRoxenwith Alcohol You Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ester Peony amp oldid 1214059297, 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